Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study, 2D Ed.

Often considered the lowest depth to which cinema can plummet, the rape-revenge film is broadly dismissed as fundamentally exploitative and sensational, catering only to a demented, regressive demographic. This second edition, ten years after the first, continues the assessment of these films and the discourse they provoke. Included is a new chapter about women-directed rape-revenge films, a phenomenon that--revitalized since #MeToo exploded in late 2017--is a filmmaking tradition with a history that transcends a contemporary context. Featuring both famous and unknown movies, controversial and widely celebrated filmmakers, as well as rape-revenge cinema from around the world, this revised edition demonstrates that diverse and often contradictory treatments of sexual violence exist simultaneously.

Author: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 03/01/2021
Pages: 207
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476686493
ISBN10: 1476686491
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Literary Criticism | General
- Performing Arts | Film | History & Criticism

About the Author
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas is an award-winning Australian film critic, author and academic who has written eight books on cult, horror and exploitation cinema with an emphasis on gender politics. She is a research fellow at RMIT University and an adjunct professor at Deakin University, both in Melbourne, Australia.